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388 Day 10
The Colors page is very easy to use. At the bottom of the page is a text window that contains
sample code. If you click on one of the key elements of the code, that element will be selected
in the Elements list box, and its current settings will be displayed on the Color grid. To change
the foreground, background, and text attributes for that element, simply choose the settings
you like. For example, keywords are displayed in bold text with a black foreground and a
white background (assuming the Default color scheme). To change the keywords to green,
bold text, click on the void keyword in the sample code window and then change the
foreground color to green. The text colors in the sample window change to reflect the new
color you have chosen. Continue changing colors as desired until you have the example
window just the way you want it. When you click OK, the Code Editor will change to the
new colors you have chosen.
Summary
Today was one of those days when you learned a lot about the kinds of things that often get
overlooked. I hope you picked up some tips that you can use as you work with C++Builder
projects and the C++Builder Code Editor. You also got an explanation of what some of the
project and editor options are for. Even if it didn’t make much sense to you now, this chapter
is something you can refer to at a later date.
Workshop
The Workshop contains quiz questions to help you solidify your understanding of the
material covered and exercises to provide you with experience in using what you have learned.
You can find answers to the quiz questions in Appendix A, “Answers to Quiz Questions.”
Q&A
Q When I use the Project Manager window, the units in my project seem to
alternate between bold and normal text. Why is that?
A Any units that have changed and that have not yet been saved show up in bold text
in the Project Manager window. Units that are up-to-date (that do not need to be
saved) are shown in normal text.
Q Whenever I try to change the name of my project source code unit in the
Project Explorer, it reverts back to its original filename. Why is that?
A You cannot change the filenames of source code units through the Project Explorer.
You can only change those objects in the Project Explorer that have a Name
property. In other words, you can only change the names of forms and components.
To change a source code filename, choose File | Save As from the Code
Editor main menu.